Uh, then why are you saying good hire? You wouldn't geeked for a OL coach (or any good coach for that matter) with this much experience? Aren't you in the DA is in over his head and horrible camp? Then the hire of an excellent, well respected and experience OL coach is definitely something to be geeked over.

Good to see you going along with the crowd tho. Baaaaaa. LOL!!!

Its a good hire. But lets not get carried away here. This guy was let go by two teams in the last two years.

And we will wait to kiss DA's feet until hiring assistants (which McKenzie undoubtedly had more say in this year to avoid Knapp types) translate to wins. He hasn't earned the benefit of the doubt based off of his first year, despite how many of you give him that.

But like Olson, this was another good hire. Its a good start to the offseason.

And you know McKenzie had more say exactly how?

These hirings had time on their sides. When DA was first hired most staffs were already in place. And whether the hires translate into wins depend solely on the talent that is assembled. The kid has shown better judgement in his 2nd go around. So I will give him credit for that. He will have to earn credit for what the team does on the field when it gets to that. But you cannot deny that he has done a much better job of assembling an offensive staff (on paper) than he did last year.

He doesn't know...

Quote:

Q: How involved are you in those interviews or is it mostly [Head Coach] Dennis [Allen]?

McKenzie: “We’re both involved and when you get down to the nitty-gritty of it, it’s Dennis, especially when you talk particulars, but we’re both involved.”

It's the same as last year, or with any team. Of course the GM is involved. But it's still DA's hire._________________O A K L A N D R A I D E R S

The Raiders hired Tony Sparano as an assistant head coach/offensive line coach Wednesday.
Sparano replaces Frank Pollack, who was fired by the Raiders after one season. He spent the 2012 season as the New York Jets offensive coordinator before being fired soon after the season ended.
Sparano will be tasked with converting the Raiders offensive line from the zone-blocking scheme to a power-blocking scheme.

The Raiders hired Tony Sparano as an assistant head coach/offensive line coach Wednesday.
Sparano replaces Frank Pollack, who was fired by the Raiders after one season. He spent the 2012 season as the New York Jets offensive coordinator before being fired soon after the season ended.
Sparano will be tasked with converting the Raiders offensive line from the zone-blocking scheme to a power-blocking scheme.

Yeah DA talked about it on NFL AM this morning. Get with the times, bro._________________O A K L A N D R A I D E R S

The Raiders hired Tony Sparano as an assistant head coach/offensive line coach Wednesday.
Sparano replaces Frank Pollack, who was fired by the Raiders after one season. He spent the 2012 season as the New York Jets offensive coordinator before being fired soon after the season ended.
Sparano will be tasked with converting the Raiders offensive line from the zone-blocking scheme to a power-blocking scheme.

Yeah DA talked about it on NFL AM this morning. Get with the times, bro.

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The Raiders hired Tony Sparano as an assistant head coach/offensive line coach Wednesday.
Sparano replaces Frank Pollack, who was fired by the Raiders after one season. He spent the 2012 season as the New York Jets offensive coordinator before being fired soon after the season ended.
Sparano will be tasked with converting the Raiders offensive line from the zone-blocking scheme to a power-blocking scheme.

Yeah DA talked about it on NFL AM this morning. Get with the times, bro.

I'm sorry, I have this thing called a job, where I get this thing called money and am this thing called responsible.

I don't know what any of those things are_________________O A K L A N D R A I D E R S

The Raiders hired Tony Sparano as an assistant head coach/offensive line coach Wednesday.
Sparano replaces Frank Pollack, who was fired by the Raiders after one season. He spent the 2012 season as the New York Jets offensive coordinator before being fired soon after the season ended.
Sparano will be tasked with converting the Raiders offensive line from the zone-blocking scheme to a power-blocking scheme.

Yeah DA talked about it on NFL AM this morning. Get with the times, bro.

I'm sorry, I have this thing called a job, where I get this thing called money and am this thing called responsible.

I don't know what any of those things are

Haha, taking classes on campus does that to ya. _________________
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nahhh, I work two jobs bro, I'm not one of those mom and dad pays for everything type guys, If I don't pay my way through, I don't go to school, simple.

Oh. Well, I'm one of those "mom and dad pays for everything type guys". But I'm planning on paying them back over the course of my life. I don't think they'll accept it though._________________
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